>> clive myrie reporting there from sierra leone.about the ebola outbreak on the bbc's website. you'll find more there about tracing the disease and a page on what you need to know. just go to bbc news online and follow the links. >>> in other news police in bangladesh say they've arrested a man they suspect was involved in the killing of the atheist writer avijit roy. he was hacked to death as he left an event on thursday. his wife was seriously wounded. mr. roy had received numerous death threats from islamist militant groups. >>> israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu, has arrived in the united states ahead of a controversial speech to congress. he's expected to oppose a near deal being negotiated with iran. president obama has declined to meet him. >>> los angeles police have launched two separate investigations into the shooting of a homeless black man by officers. video footage published online shows the officers grapling with the victims and voices heard shouting several times, "drop the gun," then five shots ring out. pol

since nurse practitioner returned home to loomis california from an ebola treatment center in sierra leone. >> go ahead and take your temperature, 97.5. >> the biggest challenge of the quarantine is contact with other people. >> for alice, the quarantine was a minor inconvenience compared to the six months she spent in sierra leone. >> also tonight. >> after a year of canvassing nearly 70% of d.c. voters said yes to legalizing the use of marijuana in the city. but they still can't buy it or sell it. >> thanks for joining us, i'm joie chen. a note now about governing and the governed. outside the beltway people often view washington, d.c. as being different and it is true. the rules are different here. case in point: is the effort to legalize medical marijuana which voters thought they had approved approved, but there's still cannabis confusion in the district. at christof putzel reports. >> here in the nation's capital. there's another kind of happy hour going on. some call it a cipher, instead of a beer people pass around a blunt. which as of february 26th is legal in the district of colu

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. >>> schools in sierra leone to reopen.ents are worried after new ebola cases are reported in recent weeks. ♪ >>> hello. the coalition forces in iraq have driven out isil. the town under isil control. the u.s. military say the forces carried out 26 air strikes in the operation. jane araft joins us on the phone with more on this. jane how significant is this gain then by iraqi forces in the overall battle against isil? >> reporter: it's significant, but the fact is that the iraqi military along with these u.s. air strikes actually broke the siege of baghdad a couple of weeks ago. so what the americans are announcing appears to be even morris -- more isil fighters out. it's significant this town, particularly because the troops are in the air base which is not far from there and significant to iraqis, because it's led to a crisis, as thousands of people from that town have been displaced. some of them had to be evacuated by air by the military, when isil had surrounded the town. so essentially this is a development but perhap

sierra leone has a target of having less cases next month.ver 10,000 people have died from the disease in west africa. here is our corresponded. reporter: this is not the first time citizens of sierra leone have been told to stay indoors as part of the fight against ebola. this is the capital freetown during a lock down in september. there are far fewer cases now than back then, dozens each week rather than hundreds, but this is seen as part of a final push to end the outbreak. like last time, thousands of volunteers will go house to house trying to identify every remaining ebola patient and those who have had close contact with them. they will also be reminding people how to stay safe. teams are focusing on for hotspots in northern and western sierra leone, stretching from the capital freetown all the way to mckinney. last week, all 33 ebola cases came from the sirius. -- came from these areas. >> we hope this will provide a boost in vigilance and co mbat complacency, and that is acceptable for people, for the families and households that wi

lockdown is underway in neighbouring sierra leone. some defied the government's order. we have this story. they came looking for food. when there wasn't enough. fights broke out. this is devil's hall. it's a hot bed for ebola cases. hundreds defied a lock down to gather at a food collection point. >> people are desperate for food. they think they'll not get food because of numbers of people present. it led to panic. >> reporter: many were tape into custody, and -- custody and police struggled to deal with the crowd. >> initially we were overwhelmed with the arrival of the military things are under control. >> reporter: teams were sent door to door to look for new cases. numbers of cases have fallen but it is a threat to sierra leone. people have remained indoors. we want to remind people because we have been in the fight for 10 months people are complacent. >> last week 79 new cases were reported in three worst affected countries. many understand the need for a curfew. but for those living below the poverty line sucking up is not an option. because of the 3-day lockdown

21 days since nurse practitioner returned to lewis california from an ebola treatment center in sierra leone. >> i'll take your temperatures. >> 97.5. >> the biggest challenge of quarantine is contact with other people. >> see you later alligator. >> the quarantine was a minor ipp convenience compared to the six weeks in sierra leone, volunteering to fight ebola with the international corp. >> there's more dark net markets, more engaging in free trade. >> reporter: we wanted to see how easy it was to purchase bang information. we created a log in searching through vendors selling hacked banks acts. i arrived how much would be charged for 100 bank of america log-ins. he responded within minutes >>> thank you for joining us. thing about all ways we are caught in the web. i'm joie chen. the internet changes all of our lives and we consider the dark side of our lives, how we are led to expose personal secrets. and how many elicit temptations. case in point illuminating the dark web. "america tonight" correspondent lori jane gliha found it can access a shocking amount of illegal contraband and la

but at the height of the outbreak guinea sierra leone, and liberia were under siege. this man later died after being turned away from a treatment center. in a damning report the medical charity msf says the world ignored its call for help early in the outbreak. it's particularly critical of the world health organization for not declaring an international health emergency much sooner. >> it increased the spread, because we weren't able to mobilize enough resources to jump on isolated outbreaks, then the mobility of the west african population meant that people were moving huge distances and we weren't able to react quickly enough. >> reporter: the world has come a long way since the peak of the ebola outbreak. back in november in sierra leone, there were almost 600 new cases a week. now it's fewer than 60. liberia had managed a few weeks without a new infection, but now it's reported one fresh case. and look what's happening in guinea. after infections fell sharply, they're gradually creeping up again. until there is zero cases recorded in all three countries for at le

at the height of the outbreak, guinea liberia, and sierra leone were under siege. patients were turned away from full treatment centers. this man later died. the medical charity mss says the world ignored its calls for help early in the outbreak. it is particularly critical of the world health organization for not declaring an international health emergency much sooner. the who accepts it made mistakes at the start of the crisis but said it since half into affected countries as soon as possible. >> by the time ebola struck in guinea, in liberia, we are weak we do not have the resources. with the number of doctors we have, only one doctor was trained for this. >> the world has come along way since the peak of the ebola outbreak. in sierra leone away, there were almost 600 cases a week. now it is fewer than 60. liberia has managed about three weeks without a new infection but has now recorded one fresh case. look at what is happening in guinea. infections fell sharply but are gradually keeping up again -- creeping up again. this outbreak will not be considered over.

we're seeing these things now done in sierra leone.most of the new cases we're seeing and numbers of new case are falling right down, and most of the new cases we're seeing are now coming from contact lists, which means that the sierra leone authorities with the help of us and other partners are really getting their eyes on where the virus is and they're really, really making all the efforts to contain and stop this virus. >> at the beginning of the this crisis, you remember the great debates and discussions about whether restricting the movement of people is a good thing or whether it's counter productive. do lockdowns work, in your experience? >> it's not a lockdown. it's what's called a house to house, because it's a social mobilization activity. this means people do stay at home, but they stay at home in order to make it possible for the health visitors and the community mobilize ers to come in, provide them with the things they need, and to talk through people the issues, to listen to people and understand their concerns to reinvi

this is a neighborhood near sierra leone in freetown and a hotbed for ebola cases. hundreds deified the government lockdown and gathered at a food distribution point. >> people are desperate for food. they think they won't get food because of the number of people present, leading to panic. >> many were taken into custody. the police struggled to deal with the crowd. >> initially, we were overwhelm said, but with the arrival the military, we've been able to put the situation under salute control. >> health teams were sent door to door to look for unreported cases. in the last few months, the number of new cases have spawned, but ebola remains a threat. there are fears of complacency setting in, so 6 million people were asked to remain indoors for three days. >> we want to reenergize people, remind people, because we've been in the fight for almost 10 months and people are beginning to be tired be complacent. >> more than 10,000 people have been killed and last week, 79 new cases were reported in the three worst affected countries. many understand the need for a curfe

. >>> students in sierra leone will soon be returning to class.ools were closed to fight the ebola epidemic. jalz's natasha ghoneim reports parents are worry, and officials say the -- epidemic is far from over. >> reporter: the schools will be filled again with students. officials are preparing for the first school year since the ebola epidemic gripped sierra leone and its neighbors. [ applause ] >> translator: we are afraid. if it were up to me i would not the school to reopen until ebola is finished, but since the government has passed its order, we just have to obey. >> reporter: schools in the country have been closed for the last eight months. the spread of the virus appears to be abating. even though, the world health organization says sierra leone has recorded 81 new cases. all schools will be receiving infrared thermometers to check for fever. the government has also pledged to pay fees for students. >> translator: we need to advise our children to be careful when playing with their friends because you can't tell who is infected. only god

we're seeing these things now being done in sierra leone.t of the new cases we're seeing and numbers of new cases are falling right down and most of the new cases we're seeing are now coming from what we call contact lists, which means that the sierra leonian authorities with them .of us and other partners are really getting their eyes on where the virus is, and they are really really making all of the efforts to contain and stop this virus. >>> a recycling plant is to shut down near los angeles in the u.s. after managers admitted they have been storing hazardous waste illegally. none of the bosses will be prosecuted. and rob reynolds reports, people say the plant has been taking them sick for years. >> reporter: for decades this recycling plant spewed toxic substances into the air, water, and soil of a low-income hispanic neighborhood in southeast los angeles. this is one of the thousands of residents who live down wind from the plant. >> translator: the smell in the air is feted. it's an ugly smell >> reporter: the plant owned by the exide

drastic measures to stop ebola from spreading in sierra leone. and brazil on the brink of what was one of the world's major emerging economies and for the second straight day there is a familiar day. robin is standing by with the details. >> to nigeria millions turned out to vote for presidential and parliamentary elections across the country. the vote counting has already begun in other regions earlier at least eight people were killed in two drive-by shootings in voting centers in the northeast. we have the latest from lagos. >> ask nigerians how voting went you'll get mixed responses. some say they're happy. and others are quite frustrated. they're not sitting here because they want to. they're sitting here because they have to. they have been told they have run out of voting material. they have to wait until they can vote. after a six-week delay and postponement, why don't the officials have something ready and in place at polling stations not just in lagos but other parts of the country. >> we believe after the six-week postponement that now

but clive has also been on land in sierra leone.ort. >> reporter: we watch as a doctor tries to revive a young woman who suffered heavy blood loss after giving birth. but there's no pulse, as her head rests in her mother's lap. it seems nothing can be done to save her. seconds later, it's confirmed she's dead. her name was amanata and she was 23 and she'd given birth at home the night before. outside, speaking to a matron and holding her newborn granddaughter, amanta says when her daughter fell hill they took her to a nearby clinic but they were turned away. there were no beds. this another tragic story in a land where ebola has cruelly exposed the shortcomings of a health care system that can't cope with everyday problems let alone a killer virus. a child's vaccination is a rite of passage, but in sierra leone, what should be routine is the sum laced with menace. this clinic has seen a 23% drop in vaccinations, because mothers are worried staff could pass on ebola. but the fear cuts both ways. >> studios in freetown this afternoon.

in liberia and sierra leon you have -- in guinea they have a very strong system of civil society. there are advantages and disadvantages. in the next door countries, other people can come in the united states, for example, ngos can come in and create what we call vertical programs military life programs to get things done and here you have to work through the system which there are some advantages to that but it is more bureaucratic slower. >> can you talk about some of the other impacts that ebola is having on other areas of the healthcare system in guinea? >> people with hiv, tuberculosis malaria, women maybe needing to deliver. they're not coming. that means they're not being treated for diseases, not having appropriate attended births. children aren't getting vaccinated. so the first vaccine prevented disease is measles. >>> tonight an american being treated for ebola remains in critical condition. the unidentified healthcare worker was in sierra leone on friday and flew to the national institute institute for health in maryland. >>> coming up negotiators working in switzerlan

in neighboring sierra leon people are defying a weekend lockdown saying they need food. >>reporter: they came looking for food and then fights broke out when there wasn't enough. this is a neighborhood near freetown and a hot bed for ebola cases. >> people are desperate for food because of how the distribution is going. they think they'll not be able to get any food because of the number of people present. this has led to panic. >>reporter: many people were taken into custody and police struggled to deal with the crowd. >> initially, we were overwhelmed. but we've been able to put the situation under absolute control. >>reporter: teams were sent door to door to look for unreported cases. the last few months the number of new cases has de-creted and the fear of complacency has set in. >> we just want to reenergize and remind people because we've been in this fight for almost ten months and people are beginning to tire out, become complacent. >>reporter: more than 10,000 people have been killed and just last week 79 new cases were reported in the three worst-affected count

we know there were a volunteer working in sierra leone when they contracted ebola. health care workers at n.i.h. say they are prepared. this is the second person they have taken in with ebola and the tenth person in the united states being treated for ebola so far since the outbreak started. the first of course being nina papp who has since been -- nina pham who has since been released and is doing fine. the patient will be quarantined in the same area. we don't know how much about this patient, their name, age, gender or where they are from, just that they were volunteering in sierra leone at the time. the patient will be arriving sometime today in d.c. and then they will be taken straight here to n.i.h. where they will be treated in a special facility just for taking care of people with ebol la. back to you in -- with ebola. back to you in the studio. >>> leaders of an oversight panel are promising to get to the bottom of the latest scandal with the secret service. >> the justice department is leading an investigation into two senior agents who are accused of driv

this is a town near sierra leone's center. hundreds defied a government lock down order. >> translator: people are desperate for food because of how the distribution is going. this has led to panic. >> reporter: many people were taken into custody and the police struggled to deal with the crowd. >> initially we were overwhelmed. but with the rival of the military we've been able to put the suggestion under absolute control. >> reporter: health teams were sent door to door to look for unreported cases. the number of absolute cases have fallen. there are fears of complacent complacency sitting in. people have been told to stay indoors for a few days. >> we have been in this fight for almost ten months and people have become tired complacent. >> more than 10,000 people have been killed and just last week, 79 new cases were reported in the worst affectcountries. stocking up, when you live below the poverty line, is not an option. >> translator: because of this three day lock down there is no way people can get food for their survi

a 3-day lockdown has come effect in sierra leone. the president ordered everyone to stay indoors from friday morning until sunday night. more on the saudi arabia-led air strikes. the u.s. is one of the nations supporting the operation. there are questions about the extent of america's involvement. white house correspondent patty culhane reports. >> reporter: within hours of the air strikes u.s. officials came out to voice support, promising logistics and intelligence help. the congress opened questions about how much the u.s. is involved. the top general in the region admitted the saudis informed him before the first guns fell. >> isn't that a commentary on our relationship with saudi arabia and the other 13 in the coalition, that they would literally the day of their attacks, they tell you that the united states of america is going to launch a major campaign. i mean that is really a fantastic indicator of the deterioration of the trust and confidence that the countries, particularly saudi arabia has in us. >> the general couldn't an

in sierra leone 6 million people are staying home this weekend. we will tell you why. lewis hamilton gives his chances of winning the malaysia grand prix a big boost and details a little later in sport. ♪ nigeria and there have been multiple attacks on polling stations in northeast of the country and 8 people are reports to be killed in two drive-by shootings, technical glitches have also effected this election. the election commission has decided to suspend voting in some of the areas which suffered technical problems. around 68 million nigerians are registered to vote in the fifth presidential of national assembly election since the end of military rule and president goodluck jonathan goodluck jonathan is a frontrunner among 14 candidates and we report. >> reporter: there was some confusion that the school in abuja where hundreds showed up to vote and unsure how to organize everything and some election materials did not arrive. not far away at the national assembly preventel office things were a lot smother and hundreds in the heat in orderly lines, men separated fro

we're seeing these things now being done in sierra leone.of the new cases we're seeing and numbers of new cases are falling right now, and most of the new cases we're seeing are now coming from what we call contact lists, which means that the sierra leonian authorities with the help of us and other partners are really getting their eyes on where the virus is and they are really really making all of the efforts to contain and stop this virus. >>> in syria, at least 12 people have been killed in a suburb of the capitol damascus activist video appears to show the aftermath of air strikes. al jazeera is unable to verify the images but activists say the bomb hit a market near a mosque during friday prayers. dozens of people were wounded. >>> syria's president says he is open to dialogue with the united states. he made the comment in a television interview with u.s. broadcaster, cbs, but he said there must be no questioning of syria's sovereignty. >> in principal, we would say that every dialogue is a positive thing and we're going to be open to a

it's still prevalent in sierra leone. that doesn't make it any less dangerous.draw an analogy from a sports team, if you ear in the final minutes of the game you still want to keep your foot on the gas. we still need to be very aggressive to take care of this virus and eliminate it. >> i think liberia has shown us it can indeed be fought successfully in west africa but they need a lot more resources. thank you very much. appreciate it doctor. >> no problem. thanks poppy. >>> to ferguson, missouri now, where police are working around the clock. they are trying to find out who shot two of their own officers late on wednesday night. investigators say so far they've come up short in this manhunt. they are pursuing several leads, though and the reward for this information now stands at $10,000. the mayor of ferguson, one of the only city officials still in his post has said he will not be stepping down. it's a face-to-face meeting far different from some that we saw in the wake of the shooting death of michael brown. police and protesters quietly meeting on friday ni

thank you. >>> now sierra leone is on lockdown as authorities struggle to halt the spread of ebola.ving there have been ordered to stay home for three days from friday. they tried a similar measure in september when health workers caught a hundred undiagnosed ebola cases by visiting people at home. >> reporter: the streets of sierra leone are eerily quiet. there are 6 million people in the this country, and they have all been told to stay in door until sunday. thousands of health-care workers are going door to door remaining people how to stop the spread of ebola. >> it's called a house-to-house because it's a social mobilization activity. people stay at home in order to make it possible for the health visitors and the community mobilizers to come in provide them with the things they need such as a bar of soap. >> reporter: ebola is transmitted through direct contact of the bodily fluids of an inflected person. more than 40% of those who get effected will die. research from the world health organization has found it is especially dangerous to kids under five years old. >> very young

this health worker will be in isolation in a chartered aircraft as they make the journey from sierra leone to the nih campus in bethesda. now the victim was volunteering ebola services in africa. this will be the second person with the disease admitted to nih. >>> heads up late night walkers if you happen to see a drone flying over that restricted airspace around d.c. there may not be reason to alert the authorities. >> the authorities may actually be doing the flying. the secret service is flying those drones over the area in the next few weeks in hopes of figuring out how to counter them. bruce leshan is live in the newsroom with more on the story. >> the secret service declines to say how many drones, how large of drones or when or where they'll be flying.

. >>> police in sierra leone are using force to enforce a lock down.fficials say the curfew is necessary to identify new cases. authorities in guinea are sending police to the border to stop anyone entering their country. the latest now. >>> the only people allowed on the streets of sierra leone are health workers and officers enforceing a lock down to stop ebola spreading. officers are going door to door to it late cases. >> we have been in the fight for 10 months. people are tired, complacent. we want to remind them we have ebola, even though we only have it less. >> reporter: most are going what they are told and understand the need for strict measures. >> it's the right thing to do. the only way for the government to stop ebola. ebola spread from guinea to other parts of west africa a year ago. dollar border controls on the verge of being declared bowl rr free. >> the only thing we need is international support. if you look at the setup liberia has, that's the same set up we have here. we'll fight the battle and succeed. we will not get any more ca

ebola needs to be controlled across the whole region. >> the numbers in sierra leone and in guinea are also down from their peak but with ebola which is a very unusual infection, when you have an outbreak of ebola, until you have essentially gotten under control the very last case and you're down to zero there's always a threat of a rebound. >>reporter: it is one of the most dangerous viruss known and tough actions like a three-day lockdown might just tip the balance against it. >> troops in somolia have forced al shabaab gunmen from mogadishu. >>reporter: they were holed up for 12 hours inside this hotel. they blasted their way in and sprayed bullets at anyone in their way. some people jumped out windows to escape and loud explosions were heard. >> a suicide car bomber went off at the rear entrance of the hotel and then gunmen attacked and that caused more casualties. i saw injured people being taken to the hospitals. >>reporter: a unit of special forces engaged the attackers in a fire fight that lasted until saturday morning. the african union mission in somolia also joined the opera

with guinea, liberia and sierra leone being the worst hit. vaccine is being tested and modeled the rain vacs action approach which was used to irrelevant rat cat small pox in the 1970s investigators look at what's called the index case and find all of those who have come in to contact with that person. but there are challenges. both guinea and sierra leone are still reporting dozens of new cases every week and the number of ebola deaths taking place outside of hospitals remains high. and that suggests that people are wary of seeking help or hiding patients. imran kahn, al jazerra. >>> in south african a appeal against oscar pistorius conviction for culpable homicide will go before the supreme court. the pair limb pill para olympic athlete was convicted. they want pistorius convicted of murder he's currently surveying five-year prison sentence. >>> weeks after mexico blamed pope francis for saying it was a breeding for gang, they have blaming the devil for the violence there. >> i think the devil is punishing mexico with great fury. and for th

the presidents of guinea and sierra low sierra leone are deciding what to do.eople. there's been success but they need to eradicate the disease or get to zero. they are looking for the recovery process in guinea sierra leone and liberia. they may not come up with the answers, the question is who is going to pay for it. we covered the ebola outbreak. there's a marshall plan involved here. how much support is there for that? >> reporter: that's right. the three presidents for the countries are here laying out a road map for recovery. the conversation is turning. they will be checking out their plans. the donor countries represented here. this one is not pledging conference. already seeing donors like the european union, the imf signing deals here today. with me now is the uk's international development secretary. this is not a meeting where you have come to pledge but what kind of commitment is the uk prepared for in the recovery process? >> we have worked hand in hand with the government of sierra leone. the plan is working. the incident rate is down. the confer

both guinea and sierra leone are still reporting dozens of new cases every week and the number of ebolas taking place outside of hospitals, remains high. and that suggests that people vary of seeking help or are hiding patients. imran khan al jazeera. >>> swedish prosecutors have offered to question julian assange in london potentially breaking a stalemate in the long-running allegations of sexual assault against him. prosecutors had previously refused to travel to london where he took asylum at the ecuadorian embassy. >> reporter: from his almost three-year confinement inside, julian assange is said to have welcomed a swedish prosecution request to be able to interview him here. it is alleged that he committed sex crimes including rape involving two women in sweden in 2010 allegations he haulz denied saying the sexual encounters were consensual. >> we see this as a victory for assange. we see this as evidence we were right all the time that the prosecutor was wrong all the time, and we welcome her initiative. >> reporter: in 2012 assange lost an supreme court appeal to prevent extradit

they have approved a $187 million financial package for sierra leone. the treatment center. people there must be concerned about money, about financial aid and hoping that it continues to flow into the country. >> reporter: yes lucy no question about that. the intensity of the crisis here. it's on the way and manthankfully it's winding down. zero transmissions or infections here in sierra leone. the crisis is beginning to ease down. we have transmission rates back in november, december of 600 a week. now it's down to 60. of course we want to get it down to zero. the battle against ebola is moving into a new phase. emergency response and reconstruction phase. that is the whole point about meeting in brussels. where do you find the money to reconstruct the health care system, for instance of the three countries involved and what in the infrastructure, the hole that is need to be filled. you mentioned the $187 million that the imf pledged for this country. important because ebola has affected the economy here as it has across the other two countries as wel

ebola was a threat in sierra leone and its neighbours. there are fears of complacency. 6 million were asked to remain indoors. we want to re-energise people. we have been in the fight for almost 10 months and people are beginning to be sad and complacent. more than 10,000 were killed and 79 cases reported. many understand the need for a curfew. for those living below the poverty line it is not an option. >> translation: because of a 3-day lockdown there's nowhere to get food. when we heard about the supply they came around so they could have something. >> it's not just sierra leone, guinea declared a health emergency. the president ordered restriction and confinement. many are concerned that the government may not be able to provide food and supplies to the affected communities. new vaccines awareness and quarantine measures are slowly winning against the virus. for the people against the country, the fight against ebola is far from over. >>> all right. let's get some weather, and i understand in central america you need to keep the umbre

we're seeing these things being done now in sierra leone. of new cases are falling right down and most of the new cases we're seeing are now coming from what we call contact list which means that the sierra leonian authorities with the help of us and other partners have really -- getting their arms on where the virus is and they are really really making all of the efforts to contain and stop this violence. >>> an avalanche in afghanistan last month killed 198 people and destroyed electricity pylons. the conditions are so severe, the equipment is being rebuilt by hand. jennifer glasse reports. >> reporter: 3400 meters high in the hindu curb afghans are working to restore power to millions of people. >> translator: we were standing right now, there's 10 to 15 meters of snow so we can't bring in any of our heavy machinery. we can only use basic equipment. >> reporter: this tower and two others are completely destroyed. piece by piece, workers must carry all 10 tons of the replacement power through the snow. the average came from three different

dozens of new cases are still being reported in sierra leone every week. >>> in the u.s. state of indiana hundreds are protesting against a new law that could signal discrimination against gay people. the proposed law allows people in businesses to refuse doing things they believe would put a substantial better on their religious beliefs. indiana's governor supported clarifying parts of the bill. >>> billions of dollars have been spent in afghanistan during the past 13 years to improve the country, but little has been done to improve the ambulance service. 24 hour transport to the capital's estimated 6 million people and it is struggling. al jazeera spoke to one nurse. this is his story in his own words. >> translator: my name is abdel kayum. i'm a nurse working with kabul ambulance. my team is me and a driver. my duty is to transfer patients to a hospital. our dispatcher in the main office calls us on the radio. we are told to proceed for example to abdel rah he'll shahid school area. we are given information about the patient's condition we administer first aid and dete

sierra leone has imposed a lock down. from friday to sunday. dozens of new infections have been reported there every week. sierra leone guinea and liberia have been worst hit by the ebola outbreak which has killed more than 10,000 people in west africa. >>> the u.s. state of indiana has suffered an outbreak of the hiv virus. john hendren has the story. >> indiana's governor is calling it an hiv epidemic. >> an epidemic due to an outbreak of the hirve hiv virus that is reached epidemic proportions. >> 79 cases mike pence has declared the epidemic. >> let me be clear i do not support needle exchange but this is a public health emergency and on the recommendation of the centers for disease control i am authorizing a focused short term limited needle exchange program if local officials deem this necessary and appropriate. >> indiana has barred needle exchanges in the past, it is unclear why scott county has seen such a surge but high drug rate and high teen pregnancy rate have long been problematic, in this rural slice of the u.s., where 98% of the

dozens of new ebola cases are being reported in sierra leone each week. caroline malone on the country lock down. >> the streets of sierra leone are ear eerily quiet. >> they stay at home to make it possible for the health visitors and the community moiblgzers, to come in and -- mobilizers to provide them what they need such as a bar of soap. >> the disease is contracted by breathing or contacting the bodily fluids of one who is infected. research of the w.h.o. bho world health organization finds it's very dangerous to infants under five years old. >> neonates, more than 90% of that age group die from ebola. that tells us that the very youngest children have very special needs in terms of care. >> health officials say they're concerned that some people are not taking all the warnings seriously. >> if people continue to believe that the disease doesn't exist hide their patients, don't go to the centers refuse to follow the rules with personal contact or attack teams in the field it will be impossible to end this epidemic. >> reporter: it only takes one per

we know that he or she has been on the ground in sierra leone working with ebola patients.tlines of treating ebola. once again, the nation's top infectious disease hospital is preparing its containment unit to treat a patient who could be critically ill. the health care working in sierra leone. >> we learned an enormous amount about how to take care of these people and i would hope and expect that this person after going through a rough period might well get better and be able to leave. >> reporter: the nih cared for ebola patients before. >> our patient, nina pham is free of ebola. >> reporter: last october nurse nina pham went home after successful treatment. she contracted ebola caring for thomas duncan who died from ebola in a dallas hospital. >> i would especially like to thank dr. kent brantly for his selfless act of donating plasma. >> reporter: he contracted ebola working in liberia. he talked to matt lauer about his darkest hour. >> i don't think they said kent you're about to die, but i felt like i was about to die. >> reporter: after being hospitalized in atlanta

they came around so they could have something for three days. >> it's not just sierra leone.ghbouring guinea declared a health emergency. the president accorded restriction and confinement. many were concerned that the government would not be able to supply food in the community. karnt een measures are wins against the virus. for the people of the country, their fight against ebola is far from over. victims of flooding have we gun digging out homes and businesses. they swelled rivers leading to flash flooding. it was around 800km north of the capital. >>> people in a remote part of guatemala. three decades after they were killed. this is in a triangle where 98 villages were attacked. it's one of the worst atrocities. it's a reminder of one of the darkest chapters history. each of the coffins hold the remains during the country's civil war. now after the killing, a decade after forensic teams dug up the bones, they loaded on to a truck ready for a final journey home. we are on our way, here hundreds of family members are waiting for the remains of their love ones. >> reporter:

. >> the ebola virus has killed 10,000 people mostly in west africa with sierra leone being the worst hit. a vaccine is being tested and it is modeled on the ring vaccination approach, which was used to irradicate small box. both guinea and sierra leone are reporting new cases every week, and the number of deaths taking place outside of hospitals remain high. that suggests people wary of seeking help are hiding patients. >> the pope is predicting he'll only be head of the catholic church for four or five years. in ofteninin an interview in mexico he said that the violence and drugs was caused by influence. >>> questioning the wikileaks founder julian assange over sexual assault allegations. >> they're still having nightmares >> if you can't straighten out your kids... >> they're mine >> al jazeera america presents camp last resort on al jazeera america >> this is the true definition of tough love >> welcome back. a reminder of the top stories here on al jazeera. the egyptian president has received a vital boost to his ambitious economic recovery plan. 12 nations pledge $12 billion in

new cases are being recorded every week in sierra leone and in guinea. some 30 additional attorney personnel have arrived in ukraine to provide medical and tactical training to troops. the cease-fire seems to be holding. there's a split between the pro-russian and those who believe in a united ukraine. we report from one of the divided regions. reporter: in war, you rarely witnessed a scene like this. ella is reunited with her daughter and grandchildren. they had been living on different sides of the fighting in eastern ukraine. >> i'm so happy that they have come back, i've not seen them. reporter: with the fragile cease-fire, the family is moving back home, to a neighborhood in the town now controlled by pro-russian rebels and badly damaged. >> we want the kids to go back to school, we want to go back to work. >> my granddaughter to a first step and i wasn't there to see it. that was very hard. reporter: not very far away people are forced to wait. outside this local government building. she tells us she cannot get to her home. she says this is the sev

in sierra leone part of the spread was linked to unsafe burials. nina devries introduces us to someone involved. >> masarai says it hasn't been easy some of her family members died of the disease. >> my sister and my man die i'm the only one recover. >> reporter: she noticed how some ebola patients were not dealt with dignity. >> translator: they drop them on their head, i thought, this is the time for last honor. >> reporter: all deaths now whether ebola cases or not have to have safe and dignified burials. on this village outside the city of bo at it's most contagious when someone dies and that's one reason why the disease is still spreading. burial teams wear personal protective equipment or ppe when dealing with bodies. her birthday would have been mmple 30th. >> i don't feel good when a baby has died and so i hold like my own baby and then go and bury him or her that's all can i do. >> before the burial the team dresses baby gina on behalf of the family and as maserai holds the baby the community begins to pray and slowly follows the burial te

coming up this half hour, the dangerous job of burying sierra leone's dead. >> parents going to extremes to help their children succeed by scaling buildings to help them cheat on a high stakes test in india. >> first soldiers in nigeria found dozens of partially mummifyied bodies. at a boko haram execution site. northeast damasak. rebels had been in control since november. nigerian president goodluck jonathan says he expects to retake all towns under control by the end of the month. >>> kashmir, the indian army cordoned off the border between the indian and pakistani areas. trapped inside the police station. indian officials say the three gunmen probably crossed the india-pakistan border overnight. >>> 1995 members of the doomsday cult amshenrico released serin gas. observing a moment of silence in remembrance. >>> the u.s. and iran have temporarily broken off stocks over differences in a nuclear agreement. differences are minor compared to what's being accomplished. >> within the p-5 plus one the permanent members of the council and germany, we are in lock step inside the negotiating ro

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but guinea is struggling, and in sierra leone 58 new cases were just identified. and the healthcare worker who contracted the virus will be treated at the national institute of health just outside of washington, d.c. >>> next, long on the front lines of feminism, now she's writing a new chapter in the conversation about women, rape and what is against our will. >> discipline... >> that's what i wanna hear... >> strength... >> give me all you got... >> respect.... >> now... >> bootcamp >> stop your'e whining... >> for bad kids... >> they get a little dirty... so what... >> dangerous... >> we have shackles with spit bag... >> they're still having nightmares >> if you can't straighten out your kids... >> they're mine >> al jazeera america presents camp last resort on al jazeera america >> this is the true definition of tough love >> on this program we have focus created attention on sexual violence on campus, and we've been moved by the strong young women who have come forward to report rape. but that very likely would not have been possible without the work of groun

. >> a three day lockdown aimed at stopping the end of ebola in sierra leone the president order said everyone to stay indoors from friday morning to sunday night. volunteers will go door to door to educate people about ebola. sierra leone has been battling the virus that's killed more than 10,000 people in west africa. >> go to a restaurant on the for row islands and you'll likely see he salmon. it is massively increasing exports to russia. when russia banned certain imports from the european union in response to sanctions over ukraine. the salmon farming faroe islands found itself with a near monopoly on salmon sales to russias. >> we are not a part of the e.u. >> in 2013, brussels banned for row islands mackerel over agreements about fishing quote at as. the prime minister was only too happy to take his business elsewhere. >> we are doing business with russia and we were boycotted just before out of e.u. if you are boycotted from e.u., where should you go? if e.u. is locking their harbor for us because we are not reaching an agreement we need other markets and we are doing business